Marty

Oxford University graduate who achieved a 2.1 in Modern Languages (Italian) and Linguistics in July 2025, following her AAA in A-Level Psychology, Religious Studies and Mathematics (respectively).
Aspiring teacher of foreign languages, including English (EFL), Italian, Spanish and French. Despite my young age, I already have a diploma in TEFL as well as six months of in-person teaching experience and three months of mentoring experience, accompanied by a certificate in mentoring theory. Additionally, I have experience working as a freelance personal statement advisor online, and as an English-Italian/Italian-English translator and proofreader. I will be undertaking a PGCE in Spanish, Italian and French in 2026-27.
Happy to provide interview & personal statement help, Italian improvement lessons (including MLAT practice) and even EFL support, especially to foster essay writing skills.

Willing to travel: Home Only

Experience: October 2024 - March 2025: MFL Mentoring
Following a training weekend in September 2024, I was selected as a student mentor for MFL Mentoring. My responsibilities, detailed in my CV, can be summarised as follows:
➢;; I perused, chose and adapted resources from a supply of mentoring resources in order to deliver a total of 18 weekly language-themed mentoring sessions and 4 workshops to a total of approximately 150 Year 8/9 mentees;

September 2023 – December 2023 and March 2024 – June 2024: English Language Teacher at IC Provaglio D`Iseo. My responsibilities, detailed in my CV, can be summarised as follows:
➢;; During my year abroad in Italy, as part of my degree, I undertook two 3-month placements as an English Language Teacher. In this time, I planned and delivered lessons to classes of 20-25 children ranging from ages 3 to 15, always under observation by my supervisor or one of her colleagues. I taught both “pure” English language lessons and also content lessons in English for subjects including art, music, maths, geography, P.E. and more. Additionally, I assisted in the delivery of oral exam preparation lessons to 30 students working towards Grades 4-5 of the Trinity College London’s GESE.

March 2023: Teaching Assistant / Shadow at Bayswater Education
This was an unpaid 3-week internship at Bayswater College in Bournemouth, during which I shadowed and assisted various different teachers delivering EFL lessons to international students, ranging from CEFR A2 to C1, as well as some IELTS classes. I also planned and delivered 2 lessons (one to a B2 class, one to an IELTS class) under observation by the respective teachers, who then provided me with helpful feedback for further development.

DBS Check: Yes